Some of the hospital meals posted by junior doctors. Pictures: InstagramSource:Supplied

Most people know hospital food isn’t great but this particular group knows it all too well.

They’re not the patients stuck in hospital for a long time but the junior doctors doing massive shifts, often staying back overnight without a prepared meal and left to turn to the cafeteria for sustenance.

One group to jump on board her new hashtag #resteddocs was Medical Registrar Meals. While the Instagram page is full of puns and pokes fun at how junior doctors get through their 12-hour shifts, the message remains serious.

Doctors across the country have spoken up about the unsafe working conditions for trainee doctors.

“Sadly, for every person that has spoken up, hundreds have stayed silent,” wrote general surgery Registrar Dr Alicia Maćkowski.

“When they have finally spoken, few have listened. It’s time for change. We must change.”

“Doctors are burnt out and that places them at risk and patients at risk,” she wrote.

“For years, colleges and hospitals have taken either a simplistic approach (don’t bully, it’s bad), a victim-blame approach (you all just need to be more resilient) or an ignorant approach (nothing to see here, everything is fine).

“It’s not enough to say don’t bully, we need to address the cultural norms, the stresses, etc, that lead people to do so.”

Health authorities have called for an audit on junior doctors’ hours but NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said that would be challenging because many were too scared to reveal the true extent of the problem.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has previously argued that gruelling demands on trainees are necessary.

“RACS believes a 55-65 hour working week, spread across a seven-day period with sufficient uninterrupted breaks during that time, is appropriate for trainees to gain the knowledge and experience required by the training program,” the college’s submission into workplace fatigue and bullying in South Australia stated last month.

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